Wood ants (Formica foreli)

Formica foreli · Formica
Wood ants (Formica foreli). Recorded flying from July through August. Dark brown to black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, black gaster. Uniformly dark blackish-brown body with little regional contrast.

When do wood ants fly?

Recorded flying from July through August.

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Queen appearance

Queen specimen photo of Formica foreli, dorsal, 1 of 3
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Dark brown to black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, black gaster. Uniformly dark blackish-brown body with little regional contrast.
fast, deliberate movement
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Habitat

Soil · also thatched mound · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Scan open ground near woodland for wandering queens and thatch mounds.

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